Table I.

Primer sequences utilized for reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis.

Gene	Primer sequences (5′-3′)
Runx2	F: TCCAGACCAGCAGCACTCCATA
	R: TTCCATCAGCGTCAACACCATC
ALP	F: CTGCGGGACTCAACGACACT
	R: AGGAGGGTACTCATTGGC ATAGC
OCN	F: TCACAGACCCAGACAGAACCG
	R: AGCCCAGAGTCCAGGTAGCG
HIF-1α	F: GTGTACCCTAACTAGCCGAGGA
	R: GTTCACAAATCAGCACCAAGC
VEGF	F: AAGAGCGATCCCCACGTCAA
	R: TTCGTTTCAGTGCCACATACCA
GAPDH	F: ATGTTTGTGATGGGCGTGAAGGTC
	R: TTCTGGGTGGCAGTGAT

F, forward; R, reverse; Runx2, runt-related transcription factor 2; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; OCN, osteocalcin; HIF-1α, hypoxia-inducible factor-1α; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; GAPDH, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.